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comme ci comme ça en · ADJ

Etymology

Borrowed from French comme ci comme ça (literally “like this like that”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Neither good nor bad; so so; tolerable, passable, indifferent.
    • The dessert was pretty good, but the meal was comme ci comme ça.

Synonyms

ordinary · lackluster · so-so · tolerable · okay · uninspiring · meh · crappy · OK · mediocre · shitty · meh · middling · lackluster · no great shakes · so-so · fair · mediocre · average · ok-ok · moderate · middling · indifferent · comme ci comme ça · average · whatever · unexceptional · pedestrian · decent · not worth writing home about · nothing to write home about · okayish · mid

Translations (13)

he ככה־ככה (neither good nor bad) · es más o menos (neither good nor bad) · it così così (neither good nor bad) · ru не очень (neither good nor bad) · it così cosà (neither good nor bad) · fi keskinkertainen (neither good nor bad) · ru средне (neither good nor bad) · nb passe (neither good nor bad) · pl taki sobie (neither good nor bad) · pl średni (neither good nor bad) · fi mitäänsanomaton (neither good nor bad) · ru так себе́ (neither good nor bad) · vi bình thường (neither good nor bad)

comme ci comme ça en · ADV

Etymology

Borrowed from French comme ci comme ça (literally “like this like that”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Neither very well nor very poorly.
    • How did he do at the tryouts? Oh, comme ci comme ça.

Synonyms

passably · moderately · so-so · insipidly · indifferently · blandly

Translations (11)

fi keskinkertaisesti (neither well nor poorly) · de so lala (neither well nor poorly) · ru так себе́ (neither well nor poorly) · fr couci-couça (neither well nor poorly) · pl tak sobie (neither well nor poorly) · fi niin ja näin (neither well nor poorly) · es más o menos (neither well nor poorly) · tr şöyle böyle (neither well nor poorly) · lou kom-çi-kom-ça (neither well nor poorly) · fr comme ci comme ça (neither well nor poorly) · pl średnio (neither well nor poorly)